The Use of Measurement Invariance with Dichotomous Variables as Evidence of Validity
This paper explains and exemplifies how an analysis of the measurement invariance with dichotomous items may be implemented in order to obtain evidence of validity. The example was developed with data from the Academic Aptitude Test (PAA, for its initials in Spanish; PPPAA, 2014) at the University o...
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| author | Rojas Torres, Luis Rojas Rojas, Guaner Brizuela Rodríguez, Armel Rojas Torres, Luis Rojas Rojas, Guaner Brizuela Rodríguez, Armel |
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| description | This paper explains and exemplifies how an analysis of the measurement invariance with dichotomous items may be implemented in order to obtain evidence of validity. The example was developed with data from the Academic Aptitude Test (PAA, for its initials in Spanish; PPPAA, 2014) at the University of Costa Rica (UCR). Measurement invariance was analyzed according to two classifications, by high school kind (public or private) and by sex. The method used was a confirmatory factor analysis with two correlated factors defined from the two components of the PAA (N = 11304). Each group analysis presented strict invariance. It was concluded that the test scores have the same unit of measurement for both men and women, and among students from public and private high schools. Finally, these results constitute evidence of validity of the PAA scores in terms of their internal structure from the perspective of fairness. |
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| spelling | oai:ojs.revistas.unc.edu.ar:article-208072021-06-07T02:38:31Z The Use of Measurement Invariance with Dichotomous Variables as Evidence of Validity El uso de la invarianza de medición con variables dicotómicas como evidencia de validez Rojas Torres, Luis Rojas Rojas, Guaner Brizuela Rodríguez, Armel Rojas Torres, Luis Rojas Rojas, Guaner Brizuela Rodríguez, Armel validez equidad invarianza de medición ítems dicotómicos Prueba de Aptitud Académica validity fairness measurement invariance dichotomous items Academic Aptitude Test This paper explains and exemplifies how an analysis of the measurement invariance with dichotomous items may be implemented in order to obtain evidence of validity. The example was developed with data from the Academic Aptitude Test (PAA, for its initials in Spanish; PPPAA, 2014) at the University of Costa Rica (UCR). Measurement invariance was analyzed according to two classifications, by high school kind (public or private) and by sex. The method used was a confirmatory factor analysis with two correlated factors defined from the two components of the PAA (N = 11304). Each group analysis presented strict invariance. It was concluded that the test scores have the same unit of measurement for both men and women, and among students from public and private high schools. Finally, these results constitute evidence of validity of the PAA scores in terms of their internal structure from the perspective of fairness. En este artículo se explica y ejemplifica cómo se puede implementar un análisis de invarianza de medición con ítems dicotómicos con el fin de obtener evidencias de validez. El ejemplo fue desarrollado con datos de la Prueba de Aptitud Académica (PAA; PPPAA, 2014) de la Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR). El análisis fue desarrollado según género y según tipo de colegio (público y privado). El método usado fue un análisis factorial confirmatorio con dos factores correlacionados definidos por los dos componentes de la PAA (N = 11304). En cada análisis grupal se alcanzó la invarianza estricta. A partir de lo anterior, se concluyó que las puntuaciones del test presentan la misma unidad de medida en hombres y mujeres, al igual que en estudiantes de colegios privados y públicos. Finalmente, estos resultados constituyen una evidencia de validez de las puntuaciones de la PAA en términos de su estructura interna, desde la perspectiva de la equidad. Instituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas (IIPSI, Conicet-UNC) 2018-08-02 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/revaluar/article/view/20807 10.35670/1667-4545.v18.n2.20807 Revista Evaluar; Vol. 18 Núm. 2 (2018) 1667-4545 10.35670/1667-4545.v18.n2 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/revaluar/article/view/20807/20434 Derechos de autor 2018 Luis Rojas Torres, Guaner Rojas Rojas, Armel Brizuela Rodríguez http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| spellingShingle | validez equidad invarianza de medición ítems dicotómicos Prueba de Aptitud Académica validity fairness measurement invariance dichotomous items Academic Aptitude Test Rojas Torres, Luis Rojas Rojas, Guaner Brizuela Rodríguez, Armel Rojas Torres, Luis Rojas Rojas, Guaner Brizuela Rodríguez, Armel The Use of Measurement Invariance with Dichotomous Variables as Evidence of Validity |
| title | The Use of Measurement Invariance with Dichotomous Variables as Evidence of Validity |
| title_alt | El uso de la invarianza de medición con variables dicotómicas como evidencia de validez |
| title_full | The Use of Measurement Invariance with Dichotomous Variables as Evidence of Validity |
| title_fullStr | The Use of Measurement Invariance with Dichotomous Variables as Evidence of Validity |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Use of Measurement Invariance with Dichotomous Variables as Evidence of Validity |
| title_short | The Use of Measurement Invariance with Dichotomous Variables as Evidence of Validity |
| title_sort | use of measurement invariance with dichotomous variables as evidence of validity |
| topic | validez equidad invarianza de medición ítems dicotómicos Prueba de Aptitud Académica validity fairness measurement invariance dichotomous items Academic Aptitude Test |
| topic_facet | validez equidad invarianza de medición ítems dicotómicos Prueba de Aptitud Académica validity fairness measurement invariance dichotomous items Academic Aptitude Test |
| url | https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/revaluar/article/view/20807 |
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